The core and abdominal muscles play an important role in the body’s aesthetics. Getting a muscular and toned belly in a few months is possible with targeted exercises. Say good-bye to your love handles and belly!

Learn more about effectively working your buttocks and abdominal muscles

Working the buttocks and abdominal muscles will help you sculpt a beautiful silhouette and shed unsightly fat. Before you begin your training program, here is what you need to know to obtain the results you desire.

The core and abdominal muscles play an important role in the body’s aesthetics. Getting a muscular and toned belly in a few months is possible with targeted exercises. Say good-bye to your love handles and belly!

Get an inside view of muscles in action. Like having an X-ray as you work out, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women features full-color photos and detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for slimming, shaping, and toning the core, butt, and legs.

Whether you’re looking to eliminate love handles, tighten your glutes, or add definition to your legs, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women presents the exercises, programming, and advice for the results you want. It’s all here and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide!

Step-by-step instructions work in tandem with the anatomical illustrations to ensure clear understanding of how to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of each exercise. You’ll see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations can make each exercise easier or more intense.

Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women also includes nutrition recommendations; breathing techniques; and a customizable program for toning, strengthening, and sculpting your abs, glutes, and legs in just 90 days!

The former editor in chief of PowerMag in France, author and illustrator Frédéric Delavier is a journalist for Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to Men’s Health Germany and several other strength publications. His previous publications, Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy, have sold more than 2 million copies.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Your Mission: A Flat Belly and a Sexy Butt in Three Months

Five Tips to Get You Started
1. Motivation Is Essential
2. It’s Never Too Late to Reshape Your Body
3. Exercise for Your Health
4. Listen to Your Body
5. Exercise for Beauty

Nutrition: The Foundation of Your Health
Rules of Nutrition
Nutrients That Give You Energy

GOAL 3: SCULPT YOUR BUTT
Leg Lift to the Side
Leg Lift on the Belly
Leg Lift on the Knees
Leg Lift With a Bent Knee
Opposite Arm and Leg Raise
Side Leg Raise on the Knees
Bridge
Bridge, Feet on a Bench
Bridge With One Leg Raised
Lying Hamstring Stretch
Buttocks Stretch
Leg Extension to the Back
Leg Extension to the Side
Lateral Leg Curl

Frédéric Delavier is a gifted artist with an
exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and
anatomy for five years at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris
and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculté de Médecine.

The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag,
Delavier is currently a journalist for the French magazine Le Monde
du Muscle and a contributor to several other muscle publications,
including Men's Health Germany. He is the author of the
best-selling Strength Training Anatomy, Women’s Strength Training
Anatomy, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout, The Strength Training
Anatomy Workout II, Delavier's Core Training Anatomy, and Delavier's
Stretching Anatomy.Delavier won the French powerlifting title in
1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of
biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have
earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pédagogie Sportive.
Delavier lives in Paris, France.

Jean-Pierre Clémenceau, a graduate of Etat, is the fitness
coach of the stars. He has worked with legendary actresses, including
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Béart, and Academy Award winner
Juliette Binoche. He has trained numerous French personalities using an
approach based on positioning and breathing. He is also the author or
coauthor of a number of books related to fitness and health, including
Delavier’s Stretching Anatomy.